<p>Can anyone give me some firsthand information about majoring in music management at Tisch? I am interested to know what its like coupling creative music production with business. Any insight would be awesome! Thanks so much, I'm new to the board. - Beers</p>
<p>In case you haven't seen this description of the difference between the Tisch and Steinhardt programs:</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>hey...i got accepted ed into the program this year if u need help</p>
<p>I guess there's not too much you can tell me now. I'm just interested to know how you like the balance between the business and then working in the studio... What's the admissions process like for this particular part of Tisch? Do you think the fact that i'm a production intern at 88.5 WXPN, a highly respected radio station in Philly, would show my interest in this field to the admissions officers?</p>
<p>yea...that would def help. it's really hard to get in... i'm friends with a girl who's a freshman now, she said that Jeff Tang (one of the chairs) told her class that out of 75 applicants for ED they accepted 7. i can PM u my artistic resume or other stuff if u want. the portfolio is really important.</p>
<p>and oh yeah , i'm going into it next year...but it's really challening from what my friend has told me. you don't really cover business freshman year it seems like. you do a lot of recording history and stuff and your main class is fundamentals of the recording studio, which is once a week from 9:30- 5...in the studio (with breaks of course, and thats your only class the whole day). you do work with pro-tools and have to create a song (with like 2 other people) for your 1st semester project, but one of the main components is doing the stuff on the Golden Ears CDs...and you have to read the book that Dave Coulton (i think), who made those CDs wrote about recording. they want you to have really developed ears. for history of recorded sound you read Rockin' Out: Popular Music in the USA by Reebee Garofalo. theres essay writing and stuff. freshman year actually looks the hardest...i'm pysched lol though.</p>
<p>If you are willing to let me look at your resume that would be awesome. I wonder if they ever work with SAW versus pro-tools, since that's what I am used to. If they don't oh well I guess I'll just have to adjust.</p>
<p>I IMed u...i'll see what i can do</p>
<p>what stats did you get into with?</p>
<p>umm... 1560 SAT and A- GPA</p>
<p>I'm a freshman in Recorded Music this year, and I looove it. I will happily answer any questions you guys may have about the program.</p>
<p>Oh wow, awesome! Has learning all the equipment in the studio been really chalenging? I've also always wondered do Tisch students stay in dorms that are separate from the rest of NYU? Have you met any really cool people from the business yet as speakers for classes or whatnot? This program is really exciting.</p>
<p>There's a lot to learn, especially if you haven't used the equipment and the console before (I hadn't). But if you want to be a producer or engineer, which I do, you'll love it. You might also want to check out the music business and music tech programs, depending on what you're more interested in. But, unfortunately, NYU will only let you apply to one of them.</p>
<p>Tisch students stay in dorms with everyone else--actually most of my suitemates happen to be in Gallatin. We do have amazing speakers. (Not gonna name drop on the board, haha, but if you want to talk to me about it you can IM me--snowboard1129.)</p>
<p>Oh alright, I gotcha I gotcha, so can you tell me what the difference in emphasis is between the music business and the music tech programs?</p>
<p>Well, I'm not really sure what the business and tech programs are like, but I can tell you what I gathered from my website browsing when I was applying. By the way, music tech and business are in Steinhardt, not Tisch like Recorded Music. It's sort of weird how music majors are organized at NYU. Anyway, music business would be the business end of things and Tech would be the tech/engineering end, and then recorded music mixes some engineering, business, and producing. So our Recorded Music elective classes could include music history, songwriting, A&R, maybe music law, music culture classes, I think more electives are listed on the website...and then the required classes would include rock and roll history freshman year, lots of studio, the website gives an overview of that too. Sorry, guess that wasn't much help, since I don't know about the other programs. Tech seems to require a lot of...well, technology classes. One section of the website my dad printed out for me had this layout of stuff you have to take each year. So that should be available somewhere online.</p>
<p>toomuch2say87, you said you were accepted ED. What kind of musical background did u have, what was on ur record besides ur SAT's and scores. I am applying RD and i have an extensive background in jazz and recording music, and 4.0 and pretty good sats, but do you know what they look for most in an applicant?</p>
<p>hey... well, first of all, you should probably see if we have an open house coming up, because i'll be there as an arts rep and you can talk to some people from the program in person. i also had a background in jazz. all 4 years in high school i played with the jazz band on guitar, and i had been taking guitar lessons since i was 6. but i don't think that playing for a long time neccessarily means much. talent can be helpful, because it will make learning music theory and having ear training excercises easier and also more valuable. keep in mind that you'd be training to be a producer, who works with artists, but isn't always the artist...but yes i'd definately emphasize an extensive jazz background because if that's what your passion is in music than that's who you are, and you want to be accepted as "you". what matters the most is probably these few things: one) your essays and stuff that you write for your porfolio should really reflect who you are...this sounds cliched but the admissions officers basically sit around a table and discuss folders, and if you manage to connect with a few of them, then your chances are much better of getting in. two) your 5 minute thing is basically a test on how much potential you have...so if its not perfect but somehow shows how your thought and creative process work than that's great three) academics and your essays are also a test of how well you can handle work in the program, and outside it. writing is a HUGE...i cannot stress this enough...HUGE...part of the program. so make sure your essays are well crafted and also have your voice in them. also, you have to pass writing the essay your first year, which is a pretty challenging course. a lot of what you do with college writing at tisch is self-reflection and analysis through art but at the same time connecting art to a larger idea. </p>
<p>from what the people in the program have said,
they want people who are creative, have potential, aren't neccessarily talented in the conventional sense but are talented, can work with people, and have a capacity to learn to grow. tisch is a community...and remu is even more of a community being so small, so in essence, i think that they are trying to create that with their choices for admission. </p>
<p>the most important and helpful thing you can do is to fill out your app and show people your portfolio and just ask them if it conveys who you are in a positive way that would entice someone to getting to know you more. we have such good one on one contact with the professors--who happen to be the people who admit you-- they really want to get to know you. </p>
<p>hope that helped a bit.</p>
<p>thanks toomuch2say</p>
<p>i'm applying RD to the clive davis dpt of recorded music... what are my chances?</p>
<p>SATs: 2080<br>
SATIIs: 680 chem, 640 math IC
AP: Studio Art
Our school doesn't have GPA or ranks but i'm a solid B student...</p>
<p>However... I am signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan and have been for the past 3 years, released two albums, filmed 3 music videos and sold 16,000 albums total... i am the main songwriter, vocalist and guitarist</p>
<p>I also have a rec from the president of Sony Music Publishing...</p>
<p>i REALLY want to do this program, music is my passion...could anyone who is already there give me a little advice? are my academics a little weak?</p>